scoring: viola, piano, tape
duration: 16½ minutes
composed: 1974
dedication:
commissioned:
published: Novello/Wise Music
status: manuscript at RCM, tape part recently (12/2023) found
From a Novello & Co Advert:
Connolly's new Viola Sonata for Brian Hawkins and John Constable has the following performance schedule:
- Southampton University Jan 24 (1974)
- Warwick University Jan 31,
- Sheffield University Feb 1,
- Plymouth Arts Centre Feb 6,
- Sunderland Arts Centre Feb 7.
First broadcast: Wed 28th Aug 1974, 14:45 on BBC Radio 3
The score seen appears to have two movements numbered 1 and 3, therefore original plan not completed?
Tape part made by Lawrence Casserley, based on a detailed score by Connolly.
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